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Originally Posted by gunnner
Im not sure if such a chart exists, but it would be interesting to see who Johnny and Sean had the most success with on a ppg basis last year of the all wingers that rotated through. My eyeballs felt like they played their best with Ferland riding shotgun, even though Ferland didnt produce well enough himself.
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The problem with points, is sample size. That applies to Ferland too. Even if he
didn't produce, there wasn't enough sample size to conclude he
wouldn't produce. Sometimes the goalie on the other side is the more relevant factor, sometimes you get a whole bunch of bounces without contributing anything. Shot Attempt based metrics have a better sample size to allude to what was going on, though they won't measure individual player skill they will identify defensive play and you can generally assume you're getting chances with Gaudreau and Monahan on the ice in the correct zone.
With that critical caveat that makes the following almost entirely moot, 2015-16 On-Ice Goals-For Per 60 Minutes 5v5, source Puckalytics:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Jones 5.69 in 116:02
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler 3.07 in 410:59
Gaudreau-Monahan-Jooris 3.02 in 59:39
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hathaway 2.92 in 20:31
Gaudreau-Monahan-Raymond 2.37 in 25:20
Gaudreau-Monahan-Frolik 2.10 in 57:12
Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland 2.07 in 144:47
Gaudreau-Monahan-Shinkaruk 1.95 in 30:50
Gaudreau-Monahan-Colborne 1.24 in 48:23
The shot attempt (CF%) metrics tell more of the story of whether the Flames were carrying the play with the player on-ice, which is more projectable although many of the samples are still pretty wildly insufficient:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Raymond 58.1% in 25:20
Gaudreau-Monahan-Jooris 55.1% in 59:39
Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland 53.8 % in 144:47
Gaudreau-Monahan-Colborne 53.7% in 48:23
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler 51.5% in 410:59
Gaudreau-Monahan-Hathaway 46.9% in 20:31
Gaudreau-Monahan-Shinkaruk 43.3% in 30:50
Gaudreau-Monahan-Jones 42.3% in 116:02
Gaudreau-Monahan-Frolik 42.5% in 57:12
If these statistics
are any indication whatsoever though, the Jooris-Monahan-Gaudreau line was the all-around most successful overall in terms of balancing possession with goal scoring. Hudler is probably the second most successful on that line, and with his immense sample size you could probably bump him to first. Frolik, surprisingly, the most fruitless fit along with Shinkaruk, but Shinkaruk was a rookie and stands to improve.